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Wildsmith         6.5

Chester            6.5

Stearman           6

Roberts              6.5

Cashin                7

Mendez-Laing    6

Knight                 6

Bird                   5.5

Sibley                5.5

Hourihane          5

Barkhuizen        7

Dobbin               7

Collins                7.5 - 2 

Osula                6

1 hour ago, Rich3478 said:

It doesn’t make us look any safer at the back either.

 

Unrelated but think cashin should be vice captain. Looks a leader to me, drives the team forward when behind. Even from centre back. Would be very happy with him having the armband from Davies at the end of the season. Easily our best defender now.

He’s becoming a fabulous footballer but he’s virtually a schoolboy and needs to focus on his improvement - don’t burden him with leadership roles 

13 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

Definitely not the game to judge Warne on. 

We did sort of play the game PV wanted us to though.
 

Warne probably knows it already:  Rotherham fans were elated every time he got them out of this division. Most derby fans simply expect it 

3 hours ago, Crewton said:

Knight was out of sorts yesterday I thought, but he wasn't the only one. Perhaps they're feeling the effects of additional fitness training? Just speculation on my part, but they must be doing extra work to get to where Warne requires them to be. 

Maybe knighty just doesn’t like dad jokes 

5 minutes ago, Crewton said:

Missed a relative sitter at the end of the first half though which might have won us the game. 

Yes you’re right - it was a lovely move and Kight’s best moment. LD hit it crisply and missed by a whisker. 

58 minutes ago, Archie said:

For me it's a red day and night. He forearm smashes him in the head/face. He knew exactly what he was doing. 

The fact that a PV defender who was 5 yards away rushed to the ‘victim’s’ defence and shoved Collins backwards supports your view. Would he do that if JC were slapping the ground in frustration ?

12 minutes ago, Magicman said:

I know thats why I said seeing them back ' asap' meanwhile big Bart steps up IMO .

Thought Dobbin did well today - finding space well, good first touch and turning well. For the most part. Shame for him that Collins is out 

13 hours ago, VulcanRam said:

Flag across the chest signal was scrapped a couple of years ago. The signal for a penalty now is running towards the corner flag with flag down pointing at the ground, coming to a standstill on the corner.

On the subject of linesmen, and the massive offside missed just before their first goal : The lino below the east stand had the sun in his face and was running the line trying to shield his eyes with one hand. He looked like a sailor on lookout in a gender fluid farce. The PV right wing was about 4 yards offside. 

Why would linesmen not be issued with baseball caps so that they have a chance of doing their job when this happens? And if they don’t have one, why wouldn’t they just ask someone - anyone - for one ?

2 hours ago, Jourdan said:

Plymouth and Ipswich are emerging as the outstanding teams in the division.

Also, Portsmouth likely to get stronger 

21 minutes ago, Mick Brolly said:

and certainly don’t see how the ref can give it from the position he was in (ie. 30 yards away),

Well I was 130 yards away.  I wasn’t looking at Collins. But the guy next to me evidently was, because the moment before the ref pulled out the red card he said ‘you ducking idiot. Well that’s a red.” 

3 hours ago, Blondest Goat said:

You'd happily give the 6 points he has single-handedly won us back would you?

Well we might have got 3 today if he’d been at the races 

1 hour ago, Srg said:

 

Midfield still an issue. This isn’t a Warne issue, it’s been a problem all season. Bird

 

Hourihane thinks his job is to take free kicks and corners and to show the odd moment of brilliance if someone gets the ball to him in space. Otherwise he slows up play (we were transitioning better and more quickly today especially in the first half, until the ball got to him) and saunters around. We started with 10.5 and ended with 9.5 players. Doesn’t work 

Atm looking less like athletes and more like dumplings 

4 hours ago, therealhantsram said:

That's supposed to be his strength. His assistant head coach does the training ground stuff.

Did this send a shiver down anyone else’s spine ? 

On 25/09/2022 at 18:55, RebelScum said:

Don't count the days, make the days count"

Our group of 4 will be proud to join in the celebration of this ‘life well-lived’ 

17 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

Well yes. His contribution to the game was limited to that then?

Yeah it was pretty disappointing.  Good chance though that we’ll more and more play a style of football that suits him. And that - as PE requires the players to be more energetic and aggressive out of possession - he’ll become a regular 

1 hour ago, Anag Ram said:

He’s the victim of his own success. He overachieved against expectations in a few of the games he played last season despite not really being strong enough on the ball. 

He’s the victim of being stuck in a system where we have slow possession (doesn’t suit him) and where he is required to drop deep facing his own goal to play the ball out of defence. It’s not a system that plays to his strengths and as a result he’s made bad mistakes that have probably affected his confidence on the ball.  Lucky for him, nor is it a system that appeals to Warne. 

7 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

Thought the game mostly passed him by. 

Well he (Tommo) did a lot of running to no avail, if that’s what you mean 

On 05/10/2022 at 18:50, SillyBilly said:

Thought Warne's comments were bang on. My only real disappointment was Sibley and Thompson did have a chance to shine and I don't think they've done their case any good

was a bit disappointed by Tommo - he looked so promising in late 2021. I think in a midfield mix involving more senior players he will do better - and he and Knight together in a midfield of 5 might provide good balance alongside the more senior players. Despite his lacklustre performance he was one of the players Warne singled out in his post match interview so would not be surprised to see more of him. He’s Warne’s sort of player 

5-0 frgs ? 

There are good taxi firms in Ipswich who would do it for £100 maybe a little more (it’s about 50miles and takes 1 hour). I’ve found the taxi firms round there (I go to Woodbridge and Wickham Market quite often) friendly and reliable. Book, then call them the day before to check !  If your flight is late they’ll adjust.  The local trains are OK but at the moment the strikes make everything less predictable. The rail via London suggestion is worth considering - it’s round the houses but those are two reliable and quick services. But you’ll be paying for Stanstead ——>London, London —-> Ipswich which with 3 of you might end up being more than the cost of a taxi. The UKtrainline site will tell you all about rail services. You can find the Ipswich cab firms  on google

2 hours ago, Alty_Ram said:

 Just not that invested in England games in truth. Club over country every time.

You’re Stephen Gerrard and I claim my £5. Or Ryan Giggs? Lampard?  Scholes ? 

5 hours ago, Foreveram said:

No, did we get a draw at Mansfield,YES,  look at the league table, or is that wrong as well.

I so want to agree with you. Then call my German friend and give him the bad news 

37 minutes ago, Foreveram said:

What a stupid comment, better deduct the 1 point each that we got at Shrewsbury and Lincoln then.

Did we play a penalty tie breaker in those games ? 

2 hours ago, Carnero said:

I presume Sibley here should also read Knight!

The one game I can recall is that Knight scored 2 goals in one of his very early games, possibly his debut, in a 2-1 win at home to Charlton. It was the game where Bielik was sent off, when Cocu was manager.

Knight seems to have lost a little of his mojo last couple of games. I wish he would stop speaking to his national manager